Participated · Seed · May 2024

Bleach Cyber provides a one-stop, streamlined solution for managing security and compliance across applications and networks for startups and small businesses. Its process begins with a thorough analysis of a customer's security and compliance posture through fast integrations with existing tools. Using advanced algorithms, the company identifies potential vulnerabilities within a user's systems in only a few minutes and then provides fast, effective remediations for compliance requirements and risks. Bleach Cyber was co-founded in 2022 by CEO Craig Goodwin and Steve Daniels and is a 2023 Techstars graduate. The company raised $2M in Pre-Seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to expand operations and development efforts.

Participated · Series A · Mar 2024

Mallard Bay operates a marketplace that enables consumers to book guided hunting and fishing excursions online and a vertical SaaS product, Guidetech, that digitizes outfitters' back-office operations and marketing. The company aims to move a largely offline guided-hunt and -fish market onto a modern booking platform and to build additional capabilities into Guidetech. Mallard Bay facilitated more than $6 million in gross bookings in 2023 and is on track to reach $30 million to $35 million in 2024. One influencer on the platform, Toby Brohlin, has booked more than $1 million in gross bookings. The startup reports bookings have grown 600% year over year since its 2021 launch. Founders emphasize sustainable, ethical hunting as part of conservation and see substantial market opportunity remaining to capture.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2023

MessageDesk, led by CEO Clint Vernon, provides text-messaging software that lets businesses text-enable their phone lines, send mass broadcasts, optimize delivery rates, and route, assign, and automatically manage conversations across an organization. The company is based in Reno, NV. MessageDesk plans to use its recent funding to accelerate growth and expand into new markets. It aims to surpass $1M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 2023 and expects to reach 1,000 SMB customers by the end of Q1 2024 while also expanding its mid-market customer base. The product and GTM focus are centered on improving business SMS delivery and conversation management for SMBs and mid-market customers. The company intends the seed proceeds to support those operational and market-expansion efforts.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2021

Pass It Down operates a cloud-based digital design platform to create interactive experiences for museums, cultural centers, brands and municipalities. Led by founder and CEO Chris Cummings, the company partners with a network of history, sports, and art museums and archives to create NFTs of art, video clips, audio clips and other artifacts. Clients and partners include Porsche, Procter & Gamble, the Museum of Broadcast Communications, and municipalities such as Portland, Ore., Chattanooga, Tenn., and Sarasota, Fla. The company raised nearly $2 million in funding to support the launch and growth of Iconic Moments, an NFT marketplace exclusively for museums and cultural institutions. Pass It Down intends to launch Iconic Moments in the fourth quarter of 2021 and will use the funds to hire additional staff and enhance the marketplace. The company is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.